ACLU

ACLU Probing Government Use of Cellphone Location Data

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 10:17:53 -0400

Full article: National Journal
Sara Jerome
The American Civil Liberties Union announced a new effort to uncover details on how local law enforcement agencies use location data stored on cellphones to track or provide evidence on private citizens.

Should Cops Be Allowed to Scan Your Phone During a Traffic Stop?

Stevie Converse — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:17:25 -0400

Full article: Popular Mechanics
Glenn Derene
In Michigan, the American Civil Liberties Union has filed a complaint alleging that Michigan State Police officers used forensic cellphone analyzers to snoop in drivers' cellphones during routine traffic stops. Does the Fourth Amendment that protects Americans against illegal search and seizure stop an officer from scanning your phone?

Defend Free Speech on the Internet

Stevie Converse — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 13:00:47 -0400

Full article: SavetheInternet.com
Christopher Calabrese
An ACLU report released this week suggests that broadband carriers be held to the same 'common carrier' rules that have long been applied to telephone networks, railroads and public highways. Preserving Net Neutrality means preventing violations of free speech on the Internet, which has always thrived as an open space of exchange and innovation.

ACLU: Net Neutrality Needed to Keep ISP 'Wolves' at Bay

Stevie Converse — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 07:34:04 -0400

Full article: Ars Technica
Nate Anderson
In a new paper on Net Neutrality, the ACLU likens the giant for-profit companies that now dominate Internet access to wolves and ends with a quote from Isaiah Berlin: "Freedom for the wolves has often meant death to the sheep." And just to dispel any doubt, you're the sheep.

ACLU Sues over Warrantless Border Laptop Searches

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:55:45 -0400

Full article: Wired
David Kravets
An Obama administration policy allowing U.S. border officials to seize and search laptops, smart phones and other electronic devices for any reason was challenged by the ACLU as unconstitutional in federal court.

Facebook Knows too Much, ACLU Says in Warning of Quizzes

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:00:23 -0400

Full article: San Jose Mercury News
Scott Duke Harris
Privacy advocates have long warned that users of Facebook and other social networks who seek amusement from online quizzes might be mortified by the way creators of such applications can access and potentially "scrape" personal information. The ACLU is using a cautionary Facebook quiz to illustrate these warnings.

Don't Let Google Close the Book on Reader Privacy

Stevie Converse — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:14:26 -0400

Full article: Electronic Frontier Foundation
Hugh D'Andrade
As Google expands its Google Book Search service, adding millions of titles, it will dramatically increase the public's access to books. But Google may be leaving out the privacy we have come to expect, with systems that monitor the digital books you search, the pages you read, how long you spend on various pages, and even what you write down in the margins.

Schools in Two States Unblock LGBT Sites

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:07:34 -0400

Full article: eSchool News
Dozens of Tennessee schools have restored students' access to online information about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues, just a few weeks after the ACLU filed suit against two Tennessee school districts for what the ACLU claimed was unconstitutional blocking of student access to such sites.

ACLU Sues over Blocked Web Sites

Stevie Converse — Thu, 21 May 2009 09:25:53 -0400

Full article: eSchool News
The American Civil Liberties Union and its Tennessee branch sued two Tennessee school districts in federal court, claiming that the districts are unconstitutionally blocking students from accessing online information about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues.

ACLU Supports the Free Flow of Information Act as Passed by the House

Stevie Converse — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:14:40 -0400

Full article: ACLU
The American Civil Liberties Union is supporting the Free Flow of Information Act that recently passed the House -- even thought they say the bill could be stronger. The act codifies a journalists' privilege for federal court proceedings and acts as a shield law for journalists.